Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashor ...

The cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., x=17) is one of the most important
annual oilseed crops in the world. There are very few publicly shared sequence-based
DNA markers and genetic maps in sunflower, even th ...

Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) is a parasitic weed that attaches to the roots of red clover (Trifolium pratense). Small broomrape invasion presents a significant threat to the future of red clover seed production in O ...

Prevention of groundwater contamination by agricultural
chemicals requires an understanding of the complex
processes that control pesticide movement below the soil
surface. Through this understanding it is possible to ...

Soil response and function were investigated following the adoption of an
integrated reduced-tillage and cover-cropped vegetable system in the Willamette
Valley of Western Oregon. The experiment was conducted over thre ...

A study was conducted to evaluate the properties of soils in
the fog belt area of the Oregon Coast Range. Soils in the study
were chosen to include only those belonging to Andepts or to andic
subgroups. Samples were c ...

In unstable landscapes, modern pedological research explores the role of
soils as products and indicators of geomorphologic change. Understanding the
dynamics of hill slope pedogenesis is especially important in region ...

Introduction of later maturing cultivars of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne
L.) places more seed production fields in a period of drought common to Oregon
during vital stages of reproductive development. During thes ...